Maxillaria uncata

[Pattywack]

Matt your plant must be more mature than my plant, it certainly is larger. I wonder if they are both divisions of the same plant?

The flowers on my plant may appear to have more shape as the plant is potted. I love the stripes!

Fishmom, is your plant mounted?

[fishmom]

My plant is in a 2 inch pot at present.

[Pattywack]

My plant is potted in LECA in a net pot. I’ve read these do not have much root and are a bit difficult to establish them onto a mount. I have not decided whether I want to pot this into spagh or some other media, for now it seems happy.

Fishmom and Matt, do you water with tap water?

[MattWoelfsen]

Patty, since we got our uncata from the same vendor, insituorchids, they might come from the same plant?

I water my plants with tepid tap water. Fort Wayne’s water supply is very clean.

[fishmom]

Yes, I use tap water. I fertilize weekly, weakly most of the time.

[Pattywack]

Thank you. I use tap water, well water as well. I do have a few plants that I water with distilled, CP’s. I occasionally use distilled on everything though not often. I also fertilize weekly weakly, seems to work well.